Man steals hearse during funeral, gets shot

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From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Man steals hearse during funeral, gets shot
Macollvie Jean-Francois and John ...

WEST PARK - A man stole a hearse -- during the actual funeral service -- around noon Wednesday, then led deputies on a brief chase through West Park before being shot by an unknown deputy.

Yes, you read that right, at least according to a spokesman for the Broward Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's investigators are still gathering facts and the suspect was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood. The extent of his injuries are not yet known.

According to the Sheriff's Office:

Mourners were inside a church at the 5200 block of Pembroke Road when someone jumped into the waiting hearse outside and took off. The corpse was not inside the vehicle.

The Sheriff's Office was notified and immediately issued an emergency bulletin to be on the lookout for the hearse. It didn't take long to find the long, black car during high noon, and the chase didn't last long either.

Sheriff spokesman Jim Leljedal did not release names of the suspect or the deputy, and officers are expected to be on the scene for hours. More details will be released later, he said.

With better aim, could have saved at least a step or two in the process...he was already in the hearse. They would just have to slide him into the 'back' seat.

Oh my...trying reeeeaaaallly hard not to laugh here...Where on earth did he think he was going to go with it?? "Yeah, Mr. Johnson I'm here to pick up your daughter" You might as well steal a fire truck.